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Method for preventing an unauthorized use of disposable bioprocess components

a bioprocess component and unauthorized use technology, applied in the field of radio frequency identification system, can solve the problems of illegal manufacturing, unauthorized operation of gamma sterilizable disposable bioprocess components,

Active Publication Date: 2014-02-18
GLOBAL LIFE SCI SOLUTIONS USA LLC
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[0012]In another preferred embodiment of the invention, there is a method for preventing an unauthorized use of a disposable bioprocess component with the RFID tag where the memory of the memory chip of the tag has a maximum available data capacity. The method includes: fabricating an RFID tag that includes a memory chip that contains both a CMOS circuitry and a FRAM circuitry; fabricating a disposable bioprocess component; integrating the RFID tag with the disposable bioprocess component; initializing the memory chip by applying RF signal to the CMOS circuitry and writing redundant information to a plurality of regions in the FRAM circuitry of the memory chip of the RFID tag; sterilizing the disposable bioprocess component with the integrated RFID tag; assembling the disposable bioprocess component in a biological fluid flow; authenticating the disposable bioprocess component with the RFID tag; and releasing the available memory from the redundant memory blocks to the end-user.
[0013]In another embodiment of the invention, there is a method for preventing an unauthorized use of a disposable bioprocess component with an RFID tag where the memory chip of the tag has the radiation-hardened CMOS structure of the memory chip and a non-volatile memory. The method includes: fabricating an RFID tag with a memory chip that contains both a radiation-hardened CMOS circuitry and a FRAM circuitry, fabricating a disposable bioprocess component; integrating the RFID tag with the disposable bioprocess component; initializing the memory chip by applying RF signal to the radiation-hardened CMOS circuitry and writing redundant information to a plurality of regions in FRAM part of the memory chip of the RFID tag; sterilizing the disposable bioprocess component with the integrated RFID tag; assembling the disposable bioprocess component in a biological fluid flow vessel or purification component; and authenticating the disposable bioprocess component with the RFID tag.
[0014]In another embodiment of the invention, there is a method for preventing an unauthorized use of a disposable bioprocess component with an RFID tag that contains both a CMOS circuitry and a FRAM circuitry. The method includes: fabricating an RFID tag with a memory chip that contains both a CMOS circuitry and a FRAM circuitry, fabricating a disposable bioprocess component; integrating the RFID tag with the disposable bioprocess component; initializing the memory chip by applying RF signal to the CMOS circuitry and writing redundant information to a plurality of regions in FRAM part of the memory chip of the RFID tag; gamma-sterilizing the disposable bioprocess component with the integrated RFID tag; assembling the disposable bioprocess component in a biological fluid flow; recovering the CMOS circuitry after the gamma irradiation, and authenticating the disposable bioprocess component with the RFID tag.
[0019]In another embodiment of the invention, there is a method for preventing an unauthorized use of a disposable bioprocess component with an RFID tag that contains both a CMOS circuitry and a FRAM circuitry. The method includes: fabricating an RFID tag with a memory chip that contains both a CMOS circuitry and a FRAM circuitry, fabricating a disposable bioprocess component; integrating the RFID tag with the disposable bioprocess component; initializing the memory chip by applying RF signal to the CMOS circuitry and writing error-correctable information to FRAM part of the memory chip of the RFID tag; gamma-sterilizing the disposable bioprocess component with the integrated RFID tag; assembling the disposable bioprocess component in a biological fluid flow, and authenticating the disposable bioprocess component with the RFID tag when RFID tag reading is performed at different power levels of the RFID tag reader or at different distances between the reader and the RFID tag.

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While the aforementioned RFID inventions have been able to identify devices associated with the RFID tags, these inventions are not able to authenticate and prevent illegal manufacturing and unauthorized operation of gamma sterilizable disposable bioprocess components.

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[0029]The presently preferred embodiments of the invention are described with reference to the drawings, where like components are identified with the same numerals. The descriptions of the preferred embodiments are exemplary and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

[0030]FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of a system for measuring parameters in a container. The system 100 includes a container 101, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag 102, a standard computer 109 and a measurement device (writer / reader) 111, which includes a reader 106. The tag 102 is incorporated or integrated into the container 101. RFID tag 102 may also be referred to as tag 102.

[0031]Container 101 may be a disposable bio-processing container, a cell culture bioreactor, a mixing bag, a sterilization container, a metal container, a plastic container, a polymeric material container, a chromatography device, a filtration device, a chromatography device with any associated transfer conduits, a ...

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This invention provides a system and apparatus that is able to authenticate and prevent illegal manufacturing and unauthorized operation of disposable bioprocess components. This invention utilizes a ferro-electric random access memory chip (FRAM) chip to store error-correctable information on a RFID tag attached to the disposable bioprocess components, where the error-correctable information is written in sequence into the memory chip, so that the redundant information can remain in the chip when the RFID tag and disposable bioprocess component is gamma-sterilized. Also, this invention includes a method for authenticating the disposable bioprocess component that reduces liability in that a counterfeit poor quality disposable component is not used on the hardware so the user will not file an unjustified complaint.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a filing under 35 U.S.C. §371 and claims priority to international patent application number PCT / US2008 / 073625 filed Aug. 20, 2008, published on Oct. 1, 2009, as WO 2009 / 120232, which claims priority to U.S. provisional patent application No. 61 / 039,964 filed on Mar. 27, 2008; the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to a radio frequency identification system that detects illegal manufacturing and prevents unauthorized operation of disposable bioprocess componentsBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are widely employed for automatic identification of objects, such as animals, garments etc. and detection of unauthorized opening of containers. There are several examples of RFID tags being used to identify objects.[0004]First, there is a U.S. Pat. No. 7,195,149 for a method of attaching an RFID tag ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G08B29/00
CPCG06Q10/08G06K19/14G06K7/10009G11C11/22G06K7/0008G06K19/0723G11C11/221
Inventor NYFFELER, MANUELPOTYRAILO, RADISLAV A.PIZZI, VINCENT F.MORRIS, WILLIAM G.GACH, GERARD J.SINGH, VIJAY
Owner GLOBAL LIFE SCI SOLUTIONS USA LLC
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